Gladys Marie Smith - Corpus Christi, Texas

She was the widow of Herbert V. "Bus" Smith and had been a Corpus Christi resident for the past two and a half years. Born at Anniston, Mo., she was the daughter of the late Garner and Lottie Bell Baker and had lived most of her life in Leachville. She was a member of the Leachville First United Methodist Church.

Survivors include two sons, Glen Eddie Smith of Austin, Texas, and Jerry Wayne "Butch" Smith of Atlanta, Ga.; two daughters, Susan Smith of St. Louis and Denise Bryeans of Corpus Christi, Texas; eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

The funeral was held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Howard Funeral Service Chapel in Leachville with Rev. Bruce Higgins officiating. Burial was in the Leachville Cemetery.